unitid 198835 · Hickory, NC · private nonprofit 4-year · city (small)
Lenoir-Rhyne University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,531
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
85%
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,359
62nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
39%
undergrads on Pell grants
62nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
48%
finish within 150% time
33rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$44,621
45th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$20,689
after aid, aided students
40th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,543
after entry, Title IV students
30th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,000
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $18,669 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k29%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $44,653
- First-generation students
- 32%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $31,900
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 72 | $72,023 | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 67 | $74,881 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 49 | $68,949 | $26,300 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 45 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 40 | $50,797 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 23 | — | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 23 | — | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 22 | — | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 21 | $45,642 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 19 | — | $27,000 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 18 | — | — |
| Public Health. | 16 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.